HEAVY rain is set to drench the UK with severe downpours throughout today.

The UK has been warned it faces heavy downpours today (Image: MET OFFICE/WXCHARTS)

The Met Office predicts huge amounts of rain and strong winds will ravage parts of the UK, with the east particularly at risk of being struck. On its website, it says those in the south and exposed coasts can expect strong winds, with rain and showers for most of the day. Aiden McGivern, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “I wouldn’t call it a pleasant spring morning.